Oksana Baiul (Fig Skate Leg) (Oop)

by B. Marvis and Lonnie Hull Dupont

A biography of the young Ukrainian figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791042014
• ISBN13: 9780791042014
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Finally! A concise & comprehensive book about Oksana Baiul!

This small but compact book provided the perfect balance of information, insight, and history into the life of the skating world's most enigmatic Ladies Olympic Gold Medalist ever...........Miss Oksana Baiul! It delves into Oksana's early beginnings as a precocious child from a very poor country (Ukraine) whose phenomenal talent was evident at a very early age........and this talent was both nurtured and tested many times throughout the ups & downs of her life (re: loss of each one of her family members and the subsequent quitting of skating only to come back stronger than before). In the end, it is about the testament of the human spirit and triumph over tragedy..........which the author captured so movingly. It's a definite keeper.